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It was a convergence of young and old at the 57th Annual BMI Country Awards. 19-year-old Taylor Swift won the prize for Song of the Year for the second year in a row and told the crowd, “I just want to say to every songwriter and every loved one of a songwriter, thank you, because you are the reason I wanted to try Nashville. You are all my heroes.”

Assuredly included on her list of influences is country music legend, Kris Kristofferson, who was honored on stage with a tribute sung by Patty Griffin, Vince Gill and Willie Nelson. Songwriter Kris was bashful accepting the praise, telling the audience, “I’m very honored, but I’m really uncomfortable with everybody saying something praiseworthy and I feel stupid.”

And high-profile country music couple, Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban, were out for date night at the event with Keith dressed in a snazzy dark suit and Nicole wearing a fetching red dress with a perfectly-placed black bow.

Gallery Info: Taylor Swift, Nicole Kidman, Keith Urban, Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson, Miranda Lambert, Vince Gill, Ronnie Dunn, Heidi Newfeld and Gloriana at the BMI ceremony.